diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/numa.c b/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
index 73d192f57dc3..df41deed0320 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 #include <numa.h>
 #include <numaif.h>
 
+#ifndef RUSAGE_THREAD
+# define RUSAGE_THREAD 1
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Regular printout to the terminal, supressed if -q is specified:
  */